Publications

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Extension Publications

Sagili, R.R. and D.M. Burgett. 2011. Evaluating Honey Bee Colonies for Pollination: A Guide for Commercial Growers and Beekeepers. Pacific Northwest Extension Publication PNW 623.

H. Riedl, E. Johansen, L. Brewer, J. Barbour. 2006. How to Reduce Bee Poisoning from Pesticides. Pacific Northwest Extension Publication PNW 591.

Research Publications

Sagili, R. R. and C. R. Breece. 2012. Effects of Brood Pheromone (SuperBoost) on Consumption of Protein Supplement and Growth of Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colonies During Fall in a Northern Temperate Climate. J. of Econ. Entomol. 105(4): 1134-1138.

Sagili, R. R., T. Pankiw, and B. N. Metz. 2011. Division of Labor Associated with Brood Rearing in the Honey Bee: How Does It Translate to Colony Fitness? PLoS ONE 6(2): e16785. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016785

Sagili, R. R. and T. Pankiw. 2009. Effects of brood pheromone modulated brood rearing behaviors on honey bee (Apis Mellifera L.) colony growth. J. Insect Behav. 22: 339-349.

Pankiw,T., R. R. Sagili, and B. N. Metz. 2008. Brood pheromone effects on colony protein supplement consumption and growth in the honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in a subtropical winter climate. J. Econ. Entomol. 101 (6): 1749-1755.

R. R. Sagili and T. Pankiw. 2007. Effects of protein-constrained brood food on honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) pollen foraging and colony growth. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 61:1471-1478.

R. R. Sagili, T. Pankiw, and K. Zhu-Salzman. 2005. Effects of soybean trypsin inhibitor on hypopharyngeal gland protein content, total midgut protease activity and survival of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.). J. Insect Physiology 51:953-957.

T. Pankiw, R. Roman, R. R. Sagili, K. Zhu-Salzman. 2004. Pheromone-modulated behavioral suites influence colony growth in the honey bee (Apis mellifera). Naturwissenschaften 91:575-578.